News @ The Alex
This Week at the AlexIt may not seem like the ideal weather for it, but we’ve got these lovely little pots of ice cream just come in. They are made by a company called Jude’s down in deepest Hampshire. The company was started in 2002 by a man who had a barn and some cows. He called the company after his wife (who presumably is also called Jude, or Judy, or Jules or something like that, anyway I digress). Apparently, at night time when the cows lay down he puts down little beds for them and stuff. Leaving aside the fact the man is obviously some kind of nutter, the little pots of ice cream are absolutely sensational, all creamy and natural tasting. We just serve them as they are, they look like the little tubs you get in the cinema and they are £2.25. We’ve got quite a few flavours like ginger, vanilla, rum and raisin, strawberry, hokey pokey, double chocolate, mango sorbet etc etc. They really are great, and if you fancy something sweet but don’t want to go down the whole hog of and have a full size dessert, they are ideal. Needless to say if you’ve children in tow and fancy five minutes peace while they smear it all over their faces, it’s perfect for that purpose too. Jules ice cream, really flipping tasty. Try some.
Our "Movember" charity month has started off well, and already we are ell on the way to raising our target of £1000 for the prostate cancer charity. You’ll probably have noticed all the guys in the pub from the manager through the bar staff and the chefs all trying to grow a dodgy moustache. Some cheated and grew stubble for weeks before shaping it on November 1st, but the rest of us are having to make do with a bit of bumfluff on the top lip. Anyhow, don’t just laugh at us, please do donate a couple of quid to what is an extremely worthy cause (apparently one in three men get it). There are boxes for donations on the bar, or see one of the staff to have your details entered on the sheet and you’ll get a confirmation email.
Speaking of emails, we had a very puzzled bloke in on Saturday who had been sent an email saying he had won a £50 bar tab, for nothing. It took us a few minutes to convince him that it was in fact genuine, there was no catch, and all he and his mates had to do was drink it. We do it every week, send out a couple of emails saying "you’ve won!" Obviously only those people who have logged onto our website for a free beer (because everyone who logs on gets one) get a shot at it. Also, when we send out our mailer (about once every six weeks) we always include a freebie. www.alexandrawimbledon.com , sign up you know it makes sense.
